Running Rhino

by Mwenye Hadithi, Adrienne Kennaway (Illustrator)

Rhino runs everywhere. And as he runs, he leaves a wake of devastation in his path. The other animals are fed up of this rampant running and so Lion confronts him, telling him he must stop. Rhino refuses and challenges anyone to try and stop him. Out of all the animals it is little Tickbird who takes up his challenge, with interesting results!

Genres: Animals, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

Mwenye Hadithi, meaning "he who has the stories," is a name used by Bruce Hobson, who was inspired by Adrienne Kennaway's vibrant use of color to write stories for children. Mr. Hobson grew up on ten acres of bush garden with porcupines and gazelles; crocodiles in the rose bed; and a hippopotamus that once got stuck between the courtyard gates--all of which fostered his great love of animals and bush country of Kenya. Mr. Hobson lives in Nairobi with his wife and child.
(From the inside cover of one of his books)

Reviews

[Eddie B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think "Running Rhino" is the best book in the "African Animal Tales" series. The story included many animals (and plants) and a clever morale. (Yet I wouldn't have made the bee sting twice.)

The art was at its best and all the pages were beautiful "splashes" of the great African plains and their animals. And isn't it enough to gaze at a beautifully drawn rhinoceros?